Did the one who served the public go to jail? A woman in Houston, Texas, was arrested and jailed for 12 hours after she held up a make-shift sign to warn drivers about a speed trap. Natalie Plummer was officially charged with walking in the roadway -- jaywalking, essentially -- though she says the police officers who arrested her were just ... MOREDaily Mail: Houston Woman Jailed For Speed Trap Warning
Did the one who served the public go to jail? A woman in Houston, Texas, was arrested and jailed for 12 hours after she held up a make-shift sign to warn drivers about a speed trap. Natalie Plummer was officially charged with walking in the roadway -- jaywalking, essentially -- though she says the police officers who arrested her were just ... MOREMartin/Snyder: Taxpayers Bitten By Crony Capitalism Again
Another Solyndra-type boondoggle goes up in smoke. Abound Solar Inc., a U.S. solar manufacturer that was awarded a $400 million U.S. loan guarantee, will suspend operations and file for bankruptcy because its panels were too expensive to compete. Abound borrowed about $70 million against the guarantee, the Loveland, Colorado-based company said ... MORE
Barry Poulson: Greatest Threat To Our Economic Freedom
The silent bailout of the states. A conflict has emerged between states that have pursued prudent fiscal policies versus those that have been profligate in their spending, accumulating crippling amounts of debt. While the danger of this disparity has not yet captured public attention, the “silent bailout” of these fiscally irresponsible states by the ... MOREEric Holder's Contempt: Who Owns The Government?
Restraining Arizona, Unleashing The President
by Andrew Napolitano. The Supreme Court overlooks the natural and fundamental freedom to associate. When the Obama administration decided that it had no interest in preventing the movement of undocumented aliens from Mexico into the southwest United States, the State of Arizona decided to take matters into its own hands. .... MORERetaining Harder Than Declaring Our Independence
by Jackie Gingrich Cushman. We declared our independence from Great Britain 236 years ago next week. It was a declaration long in coming, brought about by the overreaching rule of King George III and Britain's insistence on taxation without representation. The taxation began in the 1760s, the Boston Massacre occurred in 1770, the Boston Tea ... MOREThomas Sowell: A Political Glossary - Part III
The distinction between cosmic justice & social justice. This is Part III in a series. Part I can be found here. Part II can be found here. If there were a Hall of Fame for political rhetoric, the phrase "social justice" would deserve a prominent place there. It has the prime virtue of political catchwords: It means many different things to many different ... MOREThis Election Just Became About ObamaCare
by Jeffrey H. Anderson. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the constitutionality of Obamacare, the principal choice now facing Americans on November 6 will be whether to keep Obamacare or to repeal it. The question is a binary one, and the answer — expressed almost entirely through their presidential vote — will go a long way ... MOREGovernment Spends Millions Advertising Food Stamps
Does the safety net market really need a stimulus? More than one in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the federal government wants even more people to sign up for the safety net program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been running radio ads for the past four months encouraging those eligible to enroll. The campaign is ... MOREJohn Hinderaker: Is Welfare Spending Futile?
That’s the question raised by this chart, plotting federal welfare spending against the poverty rate. When President Johnson announced the War on Poverty, he said his intention was to abolish poverty in America. That hasn’t happened, of course. And I doubt that any liberal today would proclaim such a goal. Today, welfare spending is mainly a way to funnel dollars into the pockets of Democratic Party constituencies; therefore, for Democrats, the more the better, with no end in sight or even desired. The explosion in ... MORE
Joel Poindexter: Setting Things Straight On Nullification
The people's last stand against tyranny: just say no. Writing for Hot Air’s Green Room last week, Patrick Ishmael declared that nullification was unconstitutional and cited a number of columns from organizations such as The Heartlander and The Heritage Foundation as proof. Ishmael’s post was mostly a continuation of a discussion, as he calls it, ... MORE
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